The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-30 00:00:00

RINAHAIV'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, T his celebrated Old IRISH BRANDY FRE NCH BRANDY, WHISKY rivals the finest It i 3 Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. th S e o A ld ge i n n t ßo , _ttles, atwholesale 3 5.. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by Agents the principal towns in England ;or 8, GRE AT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red ",Kinahan' s LL Whisk-y," Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded T HE PR °VINCIAL BANKING CORPO- Established Under A,ATION (Limited). , 000 , the Companies Act of 1862, with Limited Capital, £2 , 0r 0 Liability. 20 0 00 s in 40,000 shares of £5O. First issue , hares, with power to increase to £4, 000,0^0 Ten Thoi hares,' shares have already been subscribed for. The D rexat ning Ten Thousand are offered to the pub lc. eposit, £1 per Share on application ; £4 on allotment. Cails not to exceed £5 at intervals of not less than three onths. it is not i n t ended to call up more than £ , 5 per share, and should no al °talent be made, the deposit w 11 be returned in full. James Good DIRECTORS. son, Esq, Chairman of the Great Eastern Rail way Company, n (- a - n — v t' - ' , Y, and Director of the Guardian Assurance T. w, • G. 1 „ . q M.P , Lancaster-gate, Hyde-park. cia• 0 17:o yd, ' Esq., Director of the Mercantile Credit Asso- MIL, and London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com pany,W. Tat Li, )OT, act, Bishopagate-street, Director of the Impe b.riai - Bank, an British and Californian Banking Company. u• R. Cocq, Esq., 75, Inverness-terrace (late C. 11. R. Cocq al? d Co , T u t a ^ or i n, Madras Presidency). Andrew Walls, Esq. (of Lloyd's), Leadenhall-street. • an Ilickie, Esq. t HL•kie, Borman ; and Co.), Leadenhall street, Director of the London, Buenos Ayres, and Riv er Plate River. Alexander Thurburn, Esq. (late Joyce, Thu burn, and Co. , Al exandria and London), Director of the South Wales Railway. - 1 ▪ Is -eY Nixon, Esq., Queen's-gate-gardens, Director of t he Home and Colonial Assurance Company. .1-▪ dghtly Simpson, Eisq , Director of the London and Lana &ire Insurance and . of the Great Eastern Railway Com- Panies. J. W. Holland, Esq., Forest-hill, Director of the Financial Corporation. •G. Van -der Byl, Esq., 3, Upper Hyde-park-gardens, Director of the English and Scottish Marine Insurance Compa ny. Richard. Michell, Esq., Ladbroke-square, Director of the Great Western Railway Company. BANKERS. Imperial Bank (Limited), Lothbnry. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Harrison and Lewis, 24, Old-Jewry, BROKERS. Mes srs. Towgood and Strachan, 33, Throgmorton-street, Loudon ; Horsfall and Penny, Liverpuol. AUDITORS. Gat—, arrow, Esq., Ironmonger-lane, E.C. (Barrow and E d __ Public Accountant. c gr ata Sm nt a . lifield, Esq., Dowgate-hill-Chambers, Public do- TEMPORARY OFFICES. 21., Old-Jewry, E.C. This company PROSPECTUS. the bu • is established for the purpose of acquiring , n mess and connections of ex sting provinciat Bank !. g Establishments acd of carrying on, generally, the opera -113 of Country Banking - on the Joint-Stock pri.iciple Treaties are now pending for tbe purchase of some private , a.t joint-stock co un t r y es t a bli s hments, which will for m the basis 'full of a large and flourishing, bank ; and, for that p ur p ose, powers for the increase of capital have been taken in the Articles of Association. _ It is not proposed to do any banking business in Lo ndon; but in addition to acquiring the goodwill and business con nections of ersting banks, i is intended to open bra nches in provincial cities and towns where, owing to the increase of wealth and population, a satisfactory business can be esta blished. The recent amalgamation 'of two of the largest private banks in London with joint-stock establishments, following other combinations of a similar nature, and the continuous advance in the price of banking shares generally, afford con clusive evidence of the advantages of the principle of joint- Work association in banking . business. If the system of banking carried on by public comp an ies is admitted to be so advantageous in London, where the pri -rate establishments are generally large and wealthy, it can not be a matter of doubt that the principle is still more ap f - plicable to the country, m where the resources and credit o private firms are much ore limited. The increase, also, of trade in the country generally has crea ed a demand for mefur ther banking accommodation, while it is only in the polis that the requirements of the mercantile community have been adequately , considered. ,_The Shares of the three Bank s in London constituted for *guar object s are now quoted as follows, viz.:-- Paid. Present PriCes. The National provincial......:. £l2 .. £44 65 The London and County ..... 20 • • The Provincial Bank of Ireland.. 25 . • In further illustration of the profitable a character of the business of the forty-one Joint -stock Banks establish of the dur ing the past three years, it will be found on snapn officia list that, out of that number, the of ali but two are saleable at considerable advance on their paid up capital. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be obtained at the Temporary Office of the Company, or of the Brokers or Sol eitors. The Articl es of Association may oe seen at the Office of the Solicitors. - --- FORK OF APPLICATION FOR SHAP,,Ss, To the Directors of the Provivial Banking ',,,orporation (Limited). t Gentlemen,—Having paid into your P,ankers the sum of I request you will allot Tr), share I s he eby in the uvincia B an ki ng Corporation (i,imited), and Pr azree to accept the same or a ny less number that m a y be allotted to me, and to pay the the sh ares so x Hotted when 0 :ae; e4ep os it and calls in respect of and I authorise you to place zuY name on the ilegi ster o f Members for t he number of shares allotted. _ - - I am Gentlemen. Your obedient E ervant, Name in full .... ..ani0n........ P ro f es sion or occup •. ......... Address ...................... .. .... Date ........................... -___-- THE INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT COMPANY, Limited. l ac°-rlcorated under the Joint-stock Companies Act, 1862, C apital £4,000,000, in 80,000 Shares of £5O each, with power to increase. First issue 40,000 Shares, of which 30,000 Shares are illr eadY subscribed. £ 1 on application and DI on allotment. DIRECTORS. His Excellency Senor M. Jose de Salamanca, of Paris and Mad rid. William Latham Bailey, Esq. (Messrs. Bailey Brothers and Co.). Liverool. Sir John Gray, Director of the Land Securities Company. Robert Simpson, Esq. (Messrs. Fredk. Levick and Co.), B Cwm Celyn Iron Works, and L ondon. and Co.) P• S. Fletcher, Eeq. (Messrs. Alexander, Fletcher,ford. S. L. Koe, Esq., Bowling Iron Company, rad Samuel Gibson Getty, Esq., M.P., Belfast. Bavier (Messrs. S. and B. Bavier, Bankers), Switzer land. 11M,Jules Levita, Advocate to the Austrian Legation, Paris. Wm. Evans, Esq., Gresham House, Director of the Dub lin and Drogheda Railway. D. J. Lloare, Esq., Director of the Bank of HinduDirectostan. of George P. Kitson, Esq., Ring's Arms-yardr the Continental Bank Corporation. IL Alerts Hankey, E.;:sq., 25, Old Broad•street. BANKERS. The Bank of London. It Paris—The Continental Bank Corporation (limited), 18, Rue de la Chausee D'Antin. In Marseilles—The Continental Bank Corporation (lim.), 9, Rue des Arcades. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Sole, Turners, and Hardwick, 68, Aldermanbury. BROKERS. Memo!. Seymour and. Co., Bank-chambers, Throgmorton street. OFFICES. 9, King's Arms-yard. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Frederick Wilkins, Esp. --- The Company is formed as an auxiliary to the Great Financial Associations recently established. It is not the province of these I n stitutions to carry ob out the public works contemplated in t h e co ncessions they tain. They are therefore compelled to seek the co-opera tion of contractors whos e capital and position offer an un deniable guarantee for the completion of the works, thus relieving the financial associations of that responsibility. The constantly increasing scale on which public works involved, of all kinds are carried out , and the immense capital place them beyond the reach of individual contractors un less supported by joint-stock enterprise. This Oompany h as , therefore, been formed fer the pur- Page of undertaking the execution of great public works, and arrangements have been entered into with well known contractors, by which contracts to the amount of £11,000,00 0 :sterling will be turned over to the Company. Among other contracts handed over to the Company is that for the construction of the European Central Railway, 'which has been secured on favourable terms, and will be commenced forthwith. The active services of an eminent Contractor, whose ls:„i.. mes s has been secure d, will be retained to execute ti - ,, ,,, wor k on terms highly advantageous to the Company. ‘-..e.e retaining a largo interest in the Company by receiyirg ' pay . ment for the transfer of his contracts in Shares wf'. 0. 15 only credited thereon. It is well known that many ur..etertakings of great com mercial value have hitherto re:Audtted in abeyance for want of Contractors who can com7.nand the necessary resources to ensure their completion. This Company, combining the in fluence of a large sube ;eribed capital, extensive financial co operations at home and abroad, with administrative experi ence and ability, will secure such an amount of confidence on the part of governments, public bodies, and the great financial in:ditutions, as will enable it to command an ex tensive b - asiness on favourable terms. P ro s pectuses, with forms of app lication, may be obtained at filo Offices of the Company, also from the Brokers, Soli citors, and Bankers. In the event of no allotment being made the deposits will las returned in full. Should a less number of shares be allotted than are applied for, the deposits will be made available towards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. THE INTERNATIONAmite L CONTR ACT COMPANY (Lid). FORM OF APPL IC O ATIN FOR ersSHARES. To be retained by the B ank . No. To tho Directors of the Internati ona l Contract Comp an y (Limited). f Gent'emen,—Having paid to your Bankers, t osit of he ak o T.ondon, the sum o f L , being a depß .Ll n per shares in the above Compa n y' share on I hereby re quest that you will allot me that number; accept such shares, or any less number you and I agree to may allot me ; and I agree to pay ate deposit on allotment, and to sign the Articles of Association of the Company when required ; an I I authorise you to insert my name on the Re g ister of !tim bers for the number of sharl Siges allo ture tted to me. Usuana Name in lull ........................ Residence .... Profession Date ........... .. ................... THE INTERNATI(LimiONted)AL CONTRACT COMPANY . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that the SLIMZE LIST of the International Contract Company (Limited) will he ('LOSER for the United Kingdom TFIIS DAY, SATUR DAY, the 30th instant. F. WILKINS, Secretary, pro tem. 9, King's Arms-yard, April 30, 1864. R NAMENTS for the Drawing - room, Library, enand Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort ment of VASES, rigUres, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &0., in Italian, Alabas•er, Paean, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, iko. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her alaiesty, 149, Stand, NV.C., Lonaon. mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate Vie interesting . study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY, GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGYand MINE -1: 1 11,0 i; I's s ivC^ by Mr. TENNANT. at 11.9, Strivi, W.C. MESSRS. BOIT JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the Year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park. Address—Bo' and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine Storm Georze-street. Cambemell-park. Lmadon. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. DR. ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail ing remedy for wounds of every description, burns, scalds, chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, sore and inflamed eyes, do O. Sold in pots. Is. lid., 2s. 9d., 1 Is., and 225. each. Also his PILULIE ANTISCROPHUL/E, confirmed by sixty years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. They form a mild and superior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times without confine ment or change of diet. Sold in boxes, ls. lid., 2s. ed., 48. 6d., lls., and 225. each. Sold wholesale by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicott, Bridport, by the London houses, and retail by all respectable Medicine vendors In the United Einziotn aprl Colonies. _ ' THE SUN, LONDON, SArUBDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1864. No. 22,417. ripo PERSONS SEEKING LANDED ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREE HOLD AND LEASEHOL D PROPER PIES GENERALLY — To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and 11. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY g a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, tothe cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this' Regisfer affords, by sending the particu'ars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chanc,gy-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible ohara , ter, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attenuant incon veniences. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and Lhen onithe usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. AN ACCOUNTANT WA NTED.—A gentle man thoroughly acquainted with all branches of the accoontaA business, and one capable of undertaking the Secretarial duties ot a Company. The highest references required. Apply, by letter only, to 5.0. R., 7, Wolsey-road, Stoke Newington. NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF "ST. °LAVE'S." Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., J ANIT A'S CROSS By the Author of "St. Olave's." Also now ready, In 3 vols., MY STEPFATHER'S HO\IE. By Lady Blake, Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First. class ,aoods at second-class prices. Terms p eculiarl y liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. liGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and arc publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo mim able engravings of every description of Furniture and ~easteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gt atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised talc : A Six-roomed Parsonage An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable infbrmationto all requiring househ3ld furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton. Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington. Croydon, Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, Aiban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great &Aft COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London. B.E, Now ready, at all the Libraries, in Three Vols., ADEL A G'A THCAR T. By GEORGE MAC DONALD, M.A. "A delightful book. Written in purest English, quaint, sparkling, end graceful, anon delight ng us with flashes of humour, or winning us with true and r nbtle pathos, Adela Cathcart' may at once take up its position amongst the master pieots of modern Enash flction."—Sundiy Times. Burst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. OHO ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL SBUSINESS AGENCY OFFICES. —Persons requiring. Freehold or Leasehold Property, or having Business and Houses to be disposel of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES MURRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, V, Gerrard-street, Soho. W. V a l ua tions for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail way Compensations, &c. Rents Collected. 12.REAT EAS FERN RAILWAY COMPANY. FIVE PER CENT. PREFERENCE SHARES. The Directors of the Great leastern Rai way Company hereby give notice that, in accordance with the Act, the THIRD CALL of £2104. per Snare payable on or before MONDAY, the 23d May, 186 f, at the Union Bank of London, Princes-street, Mansion-house, London ;or at Meesrs. Glyn, to resent Mills, and Co. , 07, Lombard-street, London. p It will be necess a ry for the holder of the Scrip the same to the Bankers at tbe time ot making payment , in or der to have the receipt properly filled up. The Five per Cent. interest will be paid on the Ist of March, and on the ist of Se Order.ptembe, in each year. By r J. B. OWEN, Secretary. B:shomate Terminus, 14th April, 1864, -------- 110 ME ANDOMPA N COLONIAL ASSURANCE CY (Limited). FIRE, LIFE, AND MARINE. The Temporary Offices of this Company are REMOVED from No. 1, East India Avenue, to No. 10, ST. HELEN'S PL A CE, Bishopsgate-street. OME ANDOMPA N COLONI AL (Limited) ASSURANCE CY . FIRE, LIFE, AND MARIN it. Capital £2,000,000, in 40,000 shares of .£5O each. With power of increase. DIRECTORS. James Anderson. Esq. (Anderson and Thomson), London. William .Freder ck _baring, Esq., Director of the Bank of Hindustan. Stephen Busk, Esq., Director of the Merchant Banking Corn any. William Duthie, Esq., Director of the Standard Bank of British South Africa. Alex. Fraser, Esq. (Maclaine, Watson, and Co.), Bataviorea. Lew is Fraser, Esq. (Mac laine. Fraser, and Co.), Singap. Clark Irving, Esq., Hyde Park-square. Duncan James Kay, E,,q. (Kay, Finlay, and Co.), London. James Lyall, Esq. (Lyall, Rennie, and Co.), Calcutta. T. W. L. Mackean, Esq., London. Jame 4 M'Alaster, Esq., late of Wm. M`Master and Brother, Toronto and Manchester. Brinsley de Conroy Nixon, Esq., Queen's Gat,egardens. Augustus Henry Diovelli, Esq. (Novell and Co.), London and Manchester. John Paterson, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank. Felix Pryor, Esq., of the late firm of H. and J. Johnston and Co. Williamwin, Esq. (Swindell end Matthews), Mincing-lane. Patrick Adam, Esq , N.?., Blair Adam, Kinross shire. Henry Thurburn, Esq , 5, (.stneensborough• terrace. James Wylie, Esq. terly,lstone, Wylie, and Co.), Calcutta. *UNDERWRITER. J. J. Choisy, Esq. BANKERS. London.... .The A'liance Bank, Lothbury. The Consolidated Bank, Fenchurch-street. Liverpool.... The Allance Bank. M a nchester.. The Allitlnce Bank. The Cimsoltdated Bank. SOLICITORS. Flux and Argles, Mincing-lane. TEMPORARY OFFIrIES. 10, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate-street. MARINE DEPARTMENT. The Directors will be prepared after MONDAY, the 2d May, to accept PROPOSALS for MARINE RISKS of every description. FIRE AND LIFE. Arrangements are in active prowess for COMMENCING BUSINESS in these depar, ments, and immediate notice will be given on the .r completion. EASTERN EXCHANGE BANK (Limited), LIVERPOOL. Incorporated, with Limited Liability, under the Companies Act, 1862. Capital £2,000,000, in 100,t00 Shares of £2O each. First Issue 50,000 Shares. Deposit on Application of £1 per Share. Further payment on Allotment, £2 per Share. First Call, not exceeding not less than One Month after Allotment. Further Calls not exceeding £2los. per Share, at intervals of not less than Three Months. It is not intended to call up more than £lO per Share. DIRECTORS. George M. Bowen, Esq (Thomas Manning, and Co.), Liver pool. Thomas Chilton, Esq. (Holderness and Chilton), Liverpool. Edward Comber, Esq. (Edward Comber and Co.), Liver pool ; Comber, Son, and Co., B .mbay. Robert Dirom, Esq. (Dirom, Davidson, and Co.), Liverpoo' ; Dirom, Hunter, and Co., Bombay. Chas. Edward Dixo n, Esq., Liverpool (Dixon Brothers and Co., Alexandria). William James Ferule, Esq. (Ferule Brothers and Co.), Liverpool. Patrick Hunter, Esq. (Browne, Hunter, and Co.), Liverpool. Edward Lawrence, Esq. (Edward Lawrence and Co,), Liver pool • Lawrence and Co., Bombay. Andrew colmson. Esq. (J. and D. Ma'oolmson and Co.), Liverpool. BANKERS. Liverpool The National Bank of Liverpool. London The National Bank. Irelaud The vranches of the National Bank. Manchester Union Bank of Manches B ter .R. Lee:Js London and Northern k. Glasgow Mercantile and :Exchange Bank _ _ soLIQToRB. Messrs. Lace, Banner, Gill and Lace, Liverpool. BROK FRS. Liverpool.—Messrs. Thomas Tinley and Sous. Lon don. —Albert Ricardo, E q., Angel-court. Manchester. - -Messrs. Shore and Kirk, 11, St. Ann's-aquare. SECRETARY. A. E. Petty, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. T 7, Brown's -buildings, Exchange, Liverpool. PROSPECTUS. The Eastern Exchange Bank (Limited), is formed to supply a want which has been long felt, and its value will be imme diate y recognised. Although Liverpool enjoys an immense export and import trade, and is the port through which the valuable m aanufac tures of Lancashire and Yorkshire pass, it his not single Bank connected w,th the Mediterranean, the East Indies, China, or Australia. ~, r fi The exports of British and Irish produce and manufactures to the above countries for the year 1863 amounted to about forty millions, and by far the greater portion was shipped from Liverpool, whilst the produce received in return into Liverpool was of a va ue of upwards of sixty millions, making a total of one hundred millions sterling*. Whilst London has upwards of fifty Banks, with branches in different countries, established for t he purpose of affording every , facility in Exchange transactions, there is no Bank of this description, with i s head-quarters in Liverpool, con nected with the East. The profitable nature or Exchange business is well known, and the practice which has become so general of attaching Bills of Lading to Bilis of Exchange renders this the safest description of Banklng business. _ Some evidence of the safety and profitable character' C business is afford the .'ed by the present values of the 11 tioned Banks, 'whose oMet sources of profits art -adelm.‘ connectionen with Exchrnge operations, Paid up Present er Share. Price. Agra and United Service Ban g X5O Z 145 Chartered Mercantile Bar' of — London, India, and China .. 25 Oriental Bank corporation Chartered Bank of India, Australis , and Ca Bank. of Australasia % I:aperial Ottoman Bank lO 2l Bank of New Senth Wales 2O The Eastern Exchange Bank (LimitecD, will have its head quarters in Liverpool. Branch Banks will be formed, in the first instance, at Alexandria, Bombay; Calcutta, China, and Australia, and as the business devtlops, at other places. The Directors of the Esetein Exchange Bank will make arrangements for Lon,l'On business, constituting a first-class London Banking Agency on mutually advantageous terms. The busine -a of the Bank will chiefly consist in negotiating mercantile bills of exchange, granting drafts, in negotiating and collecting bids payable at places where the Bank has Branches or Agencies. It will issue circular notes and let ters of credit, will undertake the purchase and sale of secu rities, the receipt ofdividends, and effect remittances between the several places, int:uding London, at which its Agencies and Branches wiii be established. The Bank is founded under "The Companies Act, 1;132," whereby the respective liability of each Shareholder 18 limited to the amount of his Shares. There will be no fee for promotion; the remuneration of the Directors will be fixed by the Shareholders at each annual meeting ; and the preliminary expenses will be con fin 'd to indispensable outlay. The Articles of Association lie at the Office of the Solicitors for inspection. Applications for Shares must be accompanied with a Banker's Receipt for £1 per Share. In case the amount so paid should exceed £3 per Shan aph the number of Shares allotted, the surplus will be retiirittd but it it should fall short, the balance must be paid within seven days after notice of allotment, or in defati'.'t, the allot ment will be cancelled and the deposit fortetted. If no allotment be made the deposit Win be returned in full. Applications for Shares may be se :at through the Solicitors or Brokers of the Company, iron, whom Forms of Application may be had. FORS OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Brokers, EASTERN EXCHANGE BANK (LIMITED). First Issue 50,04.0 shares. To the Directors of the Eastern Exchange Bank (Limited). Gentlemen,---Having paid to the bankers of the above named Company the sum of £ , I hereby request that you wilt aTlot me shares in the said Company, and I agree to accept such shares or any smaller number that may be al lotted to me, and to become a member of the Company ; and I authorise you to place my name on the register of mem bers in respect of the shares to be allotted to me, and I agree to be bound by all the conditions and regulations contained in the memorandum and articles of association of the Com pany. 1 further authorise ynu to forward by post to my ad dress as below, the certificate for any shares which may be allotted to me. Dated this day of Name in full 186 k. Firm (if any) ........ Business or profession Place of business Residence G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital £2,000,000. 11, Lombard-street, EC. REDUCTION of the DU PY on FIRE INSURANCES on Merchandise. Stock in Trade, Machinery, Fixtures. Imple ments, and Utensils used for trade or manufacture. All Policies now effected or renewed will secure the full benefit of the reduction from the 25th June next, April 22,1881. RED U C TION OF FIRE INSURANCE DUTY. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insurers in THE NORTH BRITISH and MERCANTILE IN SUR ONCE COMPANY will receive the full Benefit of the Reduction in the Duty on "Goods, Wares. and Merehindi e, being Stock in Trade, and Machinery, Fixtures, Implements, or utensils used for the purpose of any manufacture or trade," on sit Policies falling due on and after the 25th June next, and New Policies on like Property will be charged the o'd rate of duty only until the 25th June next, and for the remainder of the term at the reduced rate of ls. 6d. per cent. GEO, 11. WHYTING, Manager. London, 58, Threadneedle-street, April 2.1, 1861. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS N every de scription transacted at moderate rates. The usual commission allowed on Ship and Foreign In surances. Insurers in this Company will receive the full benefit of any reduction in Duty. CAPITAL £2,000,600 ANNUAL INCOME £497,263 ACCUMULATED FUNDS 42,233,47 London—Head 0fhce5..58, 4, Threadneedle-street, E.o. New Bank-buildinzs, Lothbury. West-end Offices THE HUMBER IRON-WORKS and SHIP BUILDING COMPANY (Limited). - A " Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862. THE MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION, LIMITED, AND THE CREDIT MOBILIER, LIMITED, Are prepared to receive applications for the capital of THE HUMBER IRON-WORKS an 1 SHIP-BUIL uING COM PANY. Capital £1,000,000, in 20,000 shares of £0 each, of which 10,0 0 have been already subsa ibed. Deposit on application £1 per share, and £4 on allotment. No future call to exceed £5 per share, and at intervals of not less than three months. It is not contemplated to call up more than £l2 10'. per share; any further capital that may be required will be raised by the i sue of new shares, a preference being given to the holders of existing Shares. DIRECTORS. E. W. Watld an Esq., Direo‘or of the Great Western Railway Company, d President of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, Chairman. D. J. Biwa, Esq. (Pane, Cremedi, and Co.), Great Winches ter-street. E. H. D'Avigdor, Esq., 5, Upper Harley-street. Captain Heath, C. 8., Austin Grange, Dorking. John Lumsden, Esq., Mayor of Hull (Brownlow, Lumsden, and Co.), Shipowners, Hull. Capt. J. H. Marryat, (Joseph Marryat and SonfP, Lawrence Poantney- ane. W. L. Merry, Esq., Director of the Mercantile and Exchange Bank, Limited. Morrish, Esq., Director of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Limited. W. H. Moss, Esq., Alderma t, Hull. Christopher Simpson, Esq., Director of the Hull Dock Com u,ny, W. 11. Smith, Esq. (Smith, Barry, and Co.), Leadenhall street. Julius IT. Thompson, Esq. (Ju ius H. Thompson and Co., Shipowners), Lead,nhali-street. MANAGING DIRECTOR, SCULL. Martin Samuelson, Esq., CONSULTING ENGINEER. George Hinton Bovill, Esq , Duke-street, Westminster. CONSULTING MARINE ENGINEER. Charles Atherton, Esq., Whitehall. late chief engineer at Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, BANKERS. Bank of London. Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Limited. Mercantile and Exchange Bank, Limited, London, Liver pool, and Glasgow. Messrs. Samuel Smith Brothers and Co., Hull. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster. BROKERS. Meters. Rob'ns and Barber, Threadneedle-street. TEMPORARY OFFICES. At the Offices of the Mercantile Credit Association, Limited, 2 I. Threadneedle-street; And the Credit &biller, Limited, SO, Lombard-street. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Arthur Dosso - , Esq. The Company has been formed for purchasing and ex tending the well-known iron ship-building establishment of Messrs. Martin samuelson and Co., of Hiatt The capabilities of these works are unsurpassed by any in the kingdom—they occupy 11 acres Of ground , with w ater frontage to the river Humber and river llull, having a depth of Water of 30 feet. The present iron ship-building power of the establishment is equal to the construction of go,od) tons per annum, at which rate the Works are hbw being carried On. Messrs. Samuelson and Cnitnpal# hAte orders on hand for ships ex ceeding 20,000 tons ; other large orders are offered, and it is proposed to take 11 acres of land adjoining the present yard, and which Messrs. Samuelson and Company iiave secured, so as to extend the works to meet the large daily increasing profitable demand for ships, and to erect rolling mills for the ma nufacture of the iron required for ship builuing, as well as for all kinds of railway and engineering works. In addition to the engineering works, foundry, and ship building yards, there is a patent slip for repairing ships of the largest class. This is a highly profitable part 01 the busi ness. Te mand for the use of this patent sli has been such that de it has never been unemployed since Mesas p . Samuel son and Company constructed it at a considerable cost some years ago. The situation of this establishment gives it special advan tages over of a character. The pri of i-build ing labour is others lower at like Hull than in any of e the s i h ro p n ship building ports of the kingdom; it is in the great iron district of Yorkshire; twilit is cheap, railways run into the works, and sonnet them with all parts of England. Freights are v P ]ry moderate from Hull, and the large timber trade of Hull offers advantages for the purchase of the timber, which Is used in large quantities, on highly advantageous con ditions. Two thousand workmen are now employed at the works. The present orders in hand for ships, engines, and general engineering work amount to above £300,1;00, all at very remu nerative prices. Reports made by some of the most eminent engineers who have examined the works, and who are specially acquainted with this branch of manufacture, s hoe that after makingmaing large allowances -30 per cent. - off the capabilities works, the trade will, with the judicious management and employment of the capital, return a dividend of 20 per cent. and upwards to the shareholders, and if the works continue to be fully employed, a much larger amount. Tha teens of ► urchase are highly advantageous; the plant and machinery, buildings, freehold and leasehold premises, together with al the stock of materials, are to b taken at the valuation of two engineers, one named by the Company and the other by the vendors, with an umpire in the usual way. The goodwill of the business, including the profit on works in hand, is to be paid for at one year's pur chase of the net profits, but on an average of three years' working. In the event of no allotment being made, the deposits will be returned in fu I. Should a less number of shares be al!otted than is app lied for, the deposit will be made available towards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. P ro spectuses and Forms of Application for Shares may be obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Company, 21, Threadneedle-street, and 80, Lombard-street, and 91 the Brokers and 6olicitors. April, 18fri. ---- FORK OF bePPLIed by tATI Ohe N BanFOßkers SHARES. Tretain. No. - To the Directors of the Humber Iron-works and Ship-build ing Company (Limited). dentlemen, Vilig paid to your bankers, , the sum of , being a deposit of £1 per Share on Shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to accept such Shares, or less number you may allot to me; and I agree to p .y the deposit on allotment, and to sign the Articles of Association of the Coapany when required, and I authorise you to insert my name 0 -, the _.mister of Members for the numb er of Shares allotted to me. Usual sature • • Name in tut, Residence Profession Date ..... .• „Ap:±l. 1884. THE HUMBER MON WORKS AND SHIP BUILDING COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the LIST of APPLI CATIONS for SHARES in this Company will be CLOSED on TUESDAY next, the 3d May, at f ,ur o'clock, for London, and WEDNESDAY, the 4th May, at 12 o'clock, for Country By order of the Board, ARTHUR DOSSOR, Secretary pro. tem. London, 21, Threadneedle-street, April 30, 1864. D UBLIN UNIYE. No. 377. FOR ; CON 1. General Garibaldi, 2. Mme. George Sand's Early Opinions of Herself and of things in generaL E. Notes on Dante Epic Poetry. 4. An Old Irish Actor find his Times: from 1691 10 1721. Thomas Dogget. 5. Whitworth, Armstrong, and Rival Guns. 6. Orpheus. .By Thomas Ir win. Dublin: George Herbert. ] ,SITY MAGAZINE.- AY. Price 2s. Gd. aNTS. 7. The Grand Tour—Fourth Excursion. The Court of Saxony. 8. A Passaze from an Auto biographical MS. 9. Yaxley and its Neighbour hood.—Chaps. XXVI. to XXXY. 10. A King for an Hour. The Story of Theodore of Cor sioa. Part the First. iondon : Hurst and Blatkett. BERNARD MARSH.-111r. J. P. R, JAMES'S New Story may now be had at all Circulating Libraries and Booksellers, care having been taken that sup Ales of this now work should be ready to meet any demand for this new production of one of the most popular novelists of our time. Now ready, pdoe 31, NEW PATRIOTIC LONG-, G ARIBALDI at the Opera of " Masaniello." By R. N. DUNBAR. London : Robert Ilardwieke, 192, Piooadilly. This day is published, 3 vole., crown Bvo., £1 lle. 6d., L ESLEY'S GUARDIANS. A Novel By CECIL HOME. Macmillan and Co., London and Cambridge. This Day, Never before Published, price 25., LEAH, THE JEWISH MAIDEN. *.* Whoever has seen Miss Bateman in "Leah" should read this story, upon which the play is founded. Also, uniform with the above, price 2s. each, I. BEL DEMONIO. 2. THE DUKE'S MOTTO. N.B.—The popular Dramas are founded upon these novels. London: Ward tt:.d Lock, 158, Flect-street. This Day, price 25., fancy cover, Tr ATE - HAMILTON. AL An Autobiography of a Gay Life and a " Love" Career. Uniform with the above, price 20 each, 1. SKITTLES. 3. LEFT HER HOME. 2. ANONYMA. 4. FANNY HITE. WOMEN OF LONDL W , 2s. 6d. Illustrated. London: George Vickers, Angel-court, Strand. and BACHELOR'S BOX, Next Morning Performance, Saturday, April 30, at three. THE OXF OR D R, OXFORD STREET, W. . - .. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, le. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. NEW NOVEL, BY M. B. BRADDON. On May 10, at all Libraries, in 3 vols. post Bvo., HE N R Y DUNBAR. By the Author of "Lady Audley's Secret," &c. *.* Subscribers to Circulating Libraries should give imme diate orders for this work to insure early copies. Londcn : John Maxwell and Co., 132, Fleet-street. DR. HARVEY ON CORPULENCE. Second Edition, carefully revised, price Is., . ORP ULENCE; NJ Its Diminution and Cure, without Injury to• Health, with Remarks upon the various Maladies which may be pro duced by too great obesity. By JOIIN HARVEY, M.D. Smith and Co., 52, Long-acre; and all booksellers. THE NIZAM of the I)ECCAN'S Magnificent CRYSTAL CANDELABRA for INDIA, being one o: five recently manufactured (154 lights, 22 feet high, and 12 feet in diameter , , is now on show, together with a great variety of rare and exquisite specimens of workman fe.ip in glass, amongst which are designs in engravings taken from the famous E' t gin marb'es ; also a variety of the most delicat ; table glas4, with elaborately eng , aved ofliamenta tons resembling the finest lace work. The altarpiece, in cryst 1, has now been cdde CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. TITIS EVENTT4O, Will be produced, with alterations and improvements in production, the New Illusion, surpassing anything yet attempted, entitled TILE TERCENTENARY; or,a NIGHT WITH SHAKSI'ERE, written expressly by W. le. Vander vell, Esq., in which ➢lr. W. Randall will re-appear. ALSO, PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, TRH FAIRIES OF TILE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND FOREST OF SHADOWS! "The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passing and repassing through the Magic Fountain, 143 so complete an Illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory."--Morning Star, Feb. 19. _ _ Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, sup ported by the whole of the talented company, in cludingrthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Power, Mr. T. Matlag,an, G. W. Jester, Ar.c. to Admission—Area, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, le. Open every Evening*. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- Continued Success of the NEW CIRQUE, acknow ledged to be the best ever produced in England. FRANCIS 1.0 IS SET, Director, the greatest horse trainer in the world. EVERY EVENING at Half-past seven, and MORNING PERFORMANCES WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at Two o'clock. 31 ERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS, TRADERS, AND EXECUTORS. ACCOUNTS arranged and adjusted, and Balance Sheets prepared.—Financial operations organised and Banking fa cilit!es arranged.—Cash Advances made on Trade Stock, Dock Warrants, and other Securities, and Sales effected.— The Agency of Provincial and Foreign Firms undertaken. .. . Address, Messrs. BANKES and Co., Accountants, 20, Devereux-court, Strand, London, W.C. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street RECENT ADDlTlONS.—President Lincoln and Presi dent Dayis ; Ancient Effigies of henry IV. and his Queen Joan. in magnificent costumes of the period (1309); and 1., the Chamber of Physiognomy Is a full-length model of Geo. Victor Townley. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, Is.; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During the eveninr an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open tt Halt-past 8, oommenoe at 9. Admission is. Manner, M. GRENET. 41A, MADDOX-STREET. REG ENT-STREET, W. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the A sleet ; Bushman and ; Julia Pastrana and lnlant ; Eng and Shaw, the Slatnes , . Twins; and upwards of 3.000 Models, Natural Preparations, am Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One blailling (tor Gentlemen only). J. DEFRIES and SONS, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian Hal. CMAM/ELIE/1S in BRONZE, ORMOLU, and SILVER, of the finest designs for Dining-room and Library. Moderator Lamps In Bronze, Ormolu, China, and Glass. J. DEFRIES and SONS, West-end Show Rooms, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian II di, Piccadilly. TF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind In the Stomach, Ind!oration, or RillousnesQ, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. 'Uccir world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling' merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. 101. 9nd 24. U. 1.; or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page I). Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. DEFRIES and SONS' CRYS CHAN .," • DELIERS in Venetian, Grecian, and other registered De igns for Gas or Candles; Crystal Lamps, Chandeliers, and Wall Lights for India; Club, Mess, and General Fur nishing. Orders for Glass, China, and Earthenware promptly executed.—Works, London and Birmingham; City bhow Rooms and Manufactory, 147, Houndsditch ; West-end Show Rooms, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. • , • -• • • \, 4. - - I - • -• c.? _ i 0 ' 411 " , ,11:11.11 r 4t-iff: : "" t l O- 11 t .411 ,3 ' j, TE I N what " Happy Land" c an I see y ou a ft er th e "opera?" I only know of One HAPPY LAND in which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT &ARDEN, my der fellow! TETE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, .tc., is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m , and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m. Private Rooms for large or small parties. VERS. MACREADY will give DRAMATIC _LTA. RE ITA.I.S at the QUEEN'S CONCERT ROOMS, Hanover-squire, o❑ the EVEN INOS of May 311. (Rh, 10th, 12th, 17th, and 20;11, and :►IOitNING of the •tBth. Stale. 45.; unreserved seats, ed. Admission, is. Tickets for the series, one guinea, to be obtained at the Rooms ; also at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, Messrs. Cramer and Wood's, and other Musiciellers and Libraries. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King► William-street, Charing-cross, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls, 35.; area, 25.; amphitheatre, ls. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats scoured at the Hall from eleven to five. THIS EVENING, the MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolas; also, the TWO GENTLEMEN OP VERONA, by Sir 11. It. Bishop. Supported by the whole of Talented Company. Director, Mr. 1 0 . Jonghmans. Comedyby UNSWOItTH and EUGENE, Mr. T. Marls an, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester. Miss Nelly Power (theluvenile comedienne), dr.o., (tn. _ PRICE ........,4d, STAMPED ....6d Naval and Military Intelligence, • • r. r THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPJI -0 L E - " ex,,,,c,4Czy) Yesterday, on the invitation of the direct° tesee'''se/ keae the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Coal.N. pany, a select assemblag e of gentlemen met at the company's Gatta Percha Works, Wharf-road, City. road, to view the process of the manufacture of the Atlantic telegraph cable now in progress there. A. large circle of invitations had been issued, and amongst the gentlemen present were the Marquis of Tweddale, the Hon. Mr. Everts, Mr. Bright, M.P., Professor Wheatatone, Mr. C. Edwards, Mr. Ed ward Cropper, Mr. Cyrus Field, Mr. J. Pender, M.P., chairman of the company, Mr. Shuter, the secre tary, and a number of other gentlemen. The visitors were introduced to the large room in which the Atlantic cable is being manufactured, and witnessed the various processes through which it passes; and a contrast between the capabi- Itties of the old Atlantic cable of 1858 and the new ono of 1861 msy not be without interest. In the old cable the conductor was a copper strand, consisting of seven wires, six laid round oae, and weighing 10 71b per nautical mile ; in the 3 ti o ew l c , cable the conductor i s a co p per s t ran d , consisting of seven wires, six laid round one , an d weighing o nautical mile, embedded for solidity in Chatterton's compound. Insulator in the old cable, gutta percha laid on in three coverings, and weighing 2611 b per knot ; in the new, gutta percha four layers of which are laid on alternately with four thin layers of Chatterton's compound. The weight of the entire insulation 4001 b per nautical mile. Externalprotec tion in the old cable-18 strands of charcoal iron wire, each composed of seven wires (six laid round one), laid spirally round the core, which latter was previously padded with a sewing of hemp saturated with a tar mixture. The separate wires were each 221 guage, the strand complete was No. 14 guage. In the new—ten solid wires of the guage 685 (No. 13 guage) drawn from Webster and Horsfall's hemegenous iron, each wire surrounded separately with five strands of Manilla yarn, saturated with a preservative compound, and the whole laid spirally around the core, which lat ter is padded with ordinary hemp, saturated with a preservative mixture. The weight in air of the old cable was 20 cwt. per nautical mile; and of the new 351, cwt. per nautical mile. Weight in water of the old cable 13.4 cwt. per nautical mile, er equal to 4.85 times its weight in water per knot, that is to say it would bear its own weight in a little less than five mile depth of water; of the new 14 cwt. per nautical mile, or equal to eleven times it weight in water per knot ; that is to say it will bear its own weight in eleven miles depth of water. Breaking strain in the old cable, 3 tons, 5 cwt. ; in the new, 7 tons 15 cwt. The deepest water in both cases to be encountered is 2,400 fathoms. The contract strain of the old cable was equal to 4.85 times its weight per nautical mile in water ; the contract strain of the new is equal to eleven times its weight per nautical mile in water. It will be thus seen that great im provements have been made in the new cable. The various processes of manufacture were watched with much interest by the gentlemen assembled, from the tearing up of the raw material, its progress through the boiling house, the masticators, and so on, until it comes to be applied to the wires, and after going through a series of coatings, is passed on to be exam mined and tested. The test is 500 lb. to the square inch, and the cable is manufactured in lengths of 2,500 yards, which are joined together when coma pleted by a splice similar to that used in joining fishing rods. The splice having been effected, there are two coatings of wire overlapped which are coated with gutta percha to the size of the cable. After passing through all these various processes the cable is then sent down to Greenwich, where at the works of the company (late Glass and Elliott':), the outer covering is completed, and the cable rendered ready for use. The manipulations to which the wires were subjected, in preparation for the covering, also attracted marked attention, and, after carefully inspecting the whole process of man.ufae ture in connection with the cable, the visitors were shown over the extensive works of the company, where gutta percha was being manufactured into aleaost even: cenceivable article of use and art. The visitors were highly delighted, and expressed their appreciation of all they had seen, and their thanks to Mr. Chatterton, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Shutter, the secretary, for the intelligence, courtesy, and kind ness which rind marked their conduct to the nuttier. ells party present. THE NAVY. The Duke of Somerset, the First Lord of the Admiralty, held a levee on Thursday afternoon at the Admiralty, White hall, at whicl the following officers were present—Admiral Sir W. H. Johnstone, Rear Admiral Kellett, Rear Admiral Hall, Rear Admiral Hutton, Rear Admiral Denham, Capt. H. F. M'Killop, Capt. Mark R. Peachell, Capt, G. A. C Brooker, Capt. W. Graham, Capt. R. Harris, Capt. A. M, Lyons, Capt. John E. Complexell, Commander H. L Round, Commander G. Smythe, Commander T. G. Drake, Commander J. Bmkeley, Commander J. N. Norman, Commander R. P. Cator, Commander E. Hardy, Com mander C. J. Wray, Commander F. H. Smith, Lient. W. D. D. Selby, Lieut. C. C. Robinson, Lieut. B. Sharpe, Lieut. G. Parsons, Dr. Q. M'Cormick (Deputy Inspector), and Dr. Hugh Jameson (Staff surg.) Her Majesty's screw steam line-of-battle ship Bombay, 67 guns, 400 horse power, Captain Colin A. Campbell, re cently commissioned at Chatham for the flag of Rear- Admiral the lion. C. G. J. B. Elliott, C. 8., the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the south-eastern coast of America station, arrived at Sheerness on Monday last, and was taken the next day to the measured mile off Maplin Sands, for her final trial previous to proceeding to sea. The officers present at the trial were Captain W. K. Hall, C. 8., of the Steam Reserve, who had command of the vessel during the trial, and Captain C. A. Campbell, The engines were in charge of Mr R. J. Ray, chief engineer of the ship, and under the superintendence of Mr W. Rumble, inspector of machinery afloat, and Mr W. Baker, chief en gineer, Chatham Dockyard. The constructors of the en gines, Messrs. Humphreys, Tennant, and Co., were repre sented by Mr Affray. During the trial thQ engines worked most satisfactorily and without any hot bearings, and the boilers yielded a good supply of steam without priming. The draught of water was 20ft Bin forward and 24ft aft. The pressure of steam was 201 b ; vacuum, 261; revolutions of engines, 70, and the average speed at full boiler power one, six runs at the mile was 10.157 knots. Two runs were made at half-boiler power, giving a result of 7.330 knots per hour. The Bombay is in every respect fit for sea, hav ing shipped her powder and shell and had her compasses adjusted since her trial. She will be inspected on Monday next, and will proceed on Tuesday to Plymouth en route to her destination. In the notice of the trial trip of the &dines, which ap peared in The Sun of yesterday, we omitted to mention that among those present were Mr Penn and Mr Matthew, of the firm of John Penn and Sons, and Mr John Dinnen, in spector of machinery. By direction of the Admiralty and the War Department, Commander Colomb, R.N., and Capt. Bolton, 12th Regi ment, are about to proceed to Portsmouth in order to carry out a series of important official experiments with their systems of flashing signals at extreme ranges. Captain Bolton's system has been already adopted in the army, and Commander Colomb's system is about to be adopted in the navy. The object aimed at in the forthcoming experiments is the combinations of both systems for naval and military purposes, and more especially with reference to coast defence. G ~~-~~4-per,, Pkp y %\* By advices received through a private channel from St. Petersburg we learn that another, and the last manufac tured, of tho monster steel guns now being supplied to the Russian Government by M. Krupp, for the armament of the Cronstadt and Swoaborg fortresses, has burst on the firing of its eleventh trial charge. The 11-inch plates for these forts are being manufactured by the firm of John Brown, and Co., Atlas Works, Sheffield. The folbwing appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Dr. W. D. Smyth, Burg. to the Archer; F. D. Aubin, assist.-clerk supernumerary, to the Duncan ; Mr A. P. Lakeman, nominated to a naval cadetship; Lieut. C. R. Maberley, Lieut. B. H. Key, and ,Lieut. G. T. Boyes, to the Excellent. WILLS AND BEQUESTS, (From the Illustrated London News.) The will of the Rev. Joseph Arkwright, of Mark Hall, near Harlow, Essex, and Norman. ton Tue Nine, near Hinchley, Leicestershire, as proved in the London Court of Probate, on the 7th inst., by his son, Loftus Wigram Arkwright, Esq., the sole executor. 'The personalty was sworn under £400,000. The testator was formerly Vicar of Latton, Essex, and Rector of Thurlaston, Lei cester, which livings were in his patronage. He married, in 1819, Anne, daughter of Sir R.Wigram, Bart., and leaves a large family. He attained the age of seventy-three, having executed his will June, 1863, and died last February. Liberal legacies are bequeathed to his sons and daughters. To his eldest son, Robert, in addition to his inheritance, there is bequeathed an annuity of £3,000 to be paid out of the personal estate. To his son Julius £l,OOO a year, charged on the real estate in Essex. To each of his daughters an annuity of £3OO. The residue of his personal estate he has bequeathed to his son, Loftus IVigram Arkwright, Esq. The will of George Ourry Lempriere, EN., of Pelham-place, Alton, Southampton, was proved in London, on the 4th inst., by the relict, the surviving executrix. The personalty in this country was sworn under £30,000. The will bears date 1850, and a codicil 1855. The testator has devised his estates in Hampshire to his eon Algernon. His personal and funded property in Eng. land, France, Russia, and America he leaves to his wife and children. To his wife a life interest in a certain portion of the funded property, whioh, upon her decease, is bequeathed to his daughters, leaving the residue to his son Algernon. The will of Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Kennedy Clarke-Kennedy, K.C.8., K. 11., of Knockgrey, near Carsphairn, N. 8.; Lansdowne terrace, Cheltenham; and Oxford-terrace, Hyde. park, was proved in Londoa, by his son, Colonel John Clark-Kennedy, C. 8., the surviving executor. The gallant General attained to the age of 82; wa s Aide•de-Camp to the (heel, 1841-54 ; served in the Peninsula, at Waterloo, and the Cap e of Good Hope. He assumed the additional nnme of Kennedy in 1839, on acquiring the property left to him by his aunt, Mary K e n• nedy, which he has now bequeathed to hi s eon, ' the colonel. To his daughter, Charlotte Kennedy, he leaves a moiety of the residue of his property, and divides the oth er mo i ety between h i s son Alexander and daughte r M ary Save Purv i s. The will is dated 1841, to whi c h are appended four codicils. personal RE-DIRECTED LETT ERS, &c. Oa the 6th of all letters, May, and thenceforw ar d , book packets, and packets of patterns, re•direeted from one place to another in the United Kingdom, excepting such as are ra• directed by an officer of the P os tztllce to an address which is within the same free delivery h s tho original address, are to be charged with re.di recte d postage. Under this rule, not only letters, &e, re-diroeted from one postal district to another, but also letters, &I.) re-directed from one place to another in th e same p ostal district, provided these placea be not in the same free delivery, will be chargeable with the redirected rate. The whole of the London postal dis trict, which includes all places within the twelve mile circle, will, for the purposes of this regulation, he consi• dered to b o in one and the same free delivery. This rule will not, of course, interfere with the soldier's and sailor's privileg e ,-13yearnmand of the Postmaster-General, Ge neral Post-office, 30th April, 1864. GARIBALDI AS A LINGUIST,--If is said General Garibaldi speaks ah3ut 14 different languages. Being askod the other day to write something for a little boy's scrap book, he instantly composed some verses in Greek. Tho writer of this letter has seen him within. the last few days compose verses in ancient and modt ru Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian, always at the request of different friends. English is the last language he hr►a acquired, havine lean ect it ia America in 180 and 1851. NEW WORK BY MR. CHARLES DICKENS, In M3nthly Parts, uniform with the Original Editions of " Pickwick," "David Copperfield," &c. On Saturday, April 30th, will be Published Part 1., price le., of OUR MUTUAL FRIEND, By CHARLES DICKENS. To be completed in Twenty Monthly Tarts. With Illustrations by MARCUS STONE. London : Chapman and llall, 103, I'ic:adilly. THE ORIGINAL ROYAL BUCKINGHAM SAUC I E, for Roast Meat, Hashes,GrAVlCS, Stews, Steaks, Soups, Fish, Game, Bzo. Prepared only by the proprietors, Tilos. BUCK and Co., 10, Rath-place, Daiston, London, N.E. THE BENEFACTOR OF THE !SKIN. I[OLLARD'S PERFUMED SULPHUR SOAP and CREAM for ordinary toilet purposes, and "BAREGE' SULPHUR CREAM, for Bathe, free frOm disagreeable odour ; an infallible means of preserving the skin and body in perfect health; they are also an effectual remedy in caring local and cutAneous affections and rheuma tism. Highly patronised snd recommended by the most eminent physicians see Testimonials). Tablets of Soap, from Noq. 1 to 5, according to the degree V sulphur they contain, sold at the depot, 2, Rupert-street, Coventry-street, London, W., and at all chemists. Prospectuses and testimonials sent On application. PRIZE MEDA L.—INTERNATIONAL 1862 . FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, Ace., To the Queen and the rellOC of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1882, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary , in g letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says " iclhh you ave gave :. y equal to the recommendation and s incerely, in my tuna, _I com whfcnndthtehmem fu com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with Jutted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. • • .• .. .8. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .• Is. bd. per lb. &wild quality Is. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. .• Is. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCI(ER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street. Grosvenor-square. Manufactory — Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture Wax Candles for the use of the Altar Islington.—Two Eight-roomed Houses. MR. ANDREW HIND will SELL , b y AUCTION, at the Mart, on TUESDAY, May 17 . 1884, t l2 for 1 o'clock, in two lots, the de-irable DOUSE 4, Nos. 3 and 5, Elmore-street, Lower-road, Is lin g ton, each containing eight moms and washhouse, with ga rdens. May be viewed by cards from the Auctioneer only, and particulars, with conditions of sale , had at the ptincipai Inns in the neighbourhood ; at the Auction Mart ; and at the Auctioneer's Office, corner of Little Carteviane, St. Paul's. Darnet.—A Pair of gemi.:detaolled Yillas. 31R. ANDREW HIND will SELL, by at 12 for 1 o'clock, in two ots, iha AUCTiON, at till -- convenient Freehold Seiten rbomeo CIipTTAGES, Nos. 1 and z Lancaster-rov, New llarnet, Within two minutes' vb. Mart, on TUESDAY, May 11 4 1844, - Alk oaf a station and half an hour's ride from toiiii. Let .td respectable yearly tenants at £44 per annum, but po ssessio h of one ratty be had, May be viewed by permission of the tenants, and particu lars, with conditions of sale, had at the Railway Tavern ; of C. Parke, Esq., solicitor, 37, Moorgate-street ; at the Aaction Mart; and at the Auclioneer's Ofticee, corner of Little Carter - lane, St. Pant's. . BUSINESSES. —Mr: ANDREW HIND'S APRIL LIST, containing 500 Businesses, P re mises, P ar t n erships, to., gratis. Letter s enolose stam p . Particu lars entered free. Offices, corner 01 Little Carter - lane , Bt. UNDER an ASSIGNMENT. —To GROCERS. Mr. ANDREW HIND has for immediate DISPOSAL the !fussiness, Fixtures, Utensils, and Stock of a GROCER. 5, St. Germaine - terr ace, Lee, Kent. Good shop and eight rooms. Rent, £5O. nice moderate. Offices, I,Little Carter lane. BERLIN WOOL, FANCY STATIONERY, and TOBACCO.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for DISPOSAL the above, situate in one of the !lest positions. Price for fittings, fixture s . ttc., XlOO. Offices, N. Doing a snug business , and cavil) e of much imp rovement. ; •"'^ co :ner of ttrter-lane, St. Pal 's, •••••••• —_____---_--- rl,,r)TTSEg.—Alr. ANDREW HIND O . OFF2E - • tabushed arSINESS, near St. .. , 7 week.. Prlce Ll4 O . and six rtooms above• Pil y oxto :d-street fnear, I ‘J 'aul's h . aB C l O 3 ff r ee - -V ,',l* n a,nb°al;,-;k:lltatte:: Itent £33, Lease 16 , 's ra t . Ini l: a ra ck fl . e Also the following:—b• ' 3; iO9 , Is ington, £6O : S:lAreditoli, 'Z2OO, id. 9flices, 1, Little Carter-laue, St. Paul's. ____ ...-...•-••••.......... ..''"O•rw..o riIEETE-Mr. ESKELL'S INVEYTION in ii. the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETh ::(Ls the following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wrearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just the se to to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist They are not so "Liable to injury, are always useful, I aid will last a lifetime Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise sal flatting Yr. Eskell's Patent, Sm., free tor 7 stamps. InspecA ou of specimens and con imitations free.-B,Grosvenor street, 1 10nd-street, W P i • 39. Bennett's-11111, Bir• Tningt am 1.. THE ARMY. The Duke of Cambridge, Field-Marshal Commanding-in- Chief of the Army, went down to Woolwich yesterday and inspected the garrison. Messrs. Green's ship the Renown, Captain Hight, from Calcutta and Madras, passed Faltcouth on Thursday night, having on board eight officers and 192 men of the Bth Regiment of Hussars. She proceeded fur Spithead, after landing a passenger and mail. Irish Agriculture and Emigration Statistics for . 1863, A parliamentary return just issued, prepared in the office of the Irish Register General, reports a decrease in the extent of land under tillage in 1863, as compared with 1862, of 94,980 acres. '1 111 de c.:et:se in cereals was 143,531 acres. An increase is set down, on the other hand, for potatoes (9,302 acres), turnips and niangold wurzel (32,703 acres), and cabbage (3,582 acres). Meadow also increased 7,714 acres. The important increase, however, was, as the public know already, in flax, which was 64,029 acres in excess of 1862. Along with these facts it should also bo borne in mind that the acre able yield in 1863 was better in all crops, with the exception of hay, the decrease in which was not to a serious amount. In the total produce of cereals, for example, despite the decrease in the acreage devoted to them, there was an advance of 1,803,541 quarters upon 1862. Potatoes, likewise, with an increased ecreago of only 5,300, produced 1,217,547 tons more than the previous year. The increase in turnips 390,990 tons. There was a considerable increase in the yield of flax, 18,388 tons. The late harvest was, therefore, a tolerably favourable one —a marked improvement upon that of 1862. It is impossible to say how much greater a total acrengo of flax may be calculated upon for this year, but there is no reason to doubt that there will be a very considerable increase in the land under that crop, as compared even with 1863. The increase, however, will not, we fear, be anything like as large as sanguine persons have predicted, and as the public attention lately given to the sub ject may have induced many to suppose. The farmers of Munster and Connaught have special difficulties to contend with in the cultivation of flax crop. A table published in the report, for example, reminds us that of the 1,087 scutchieg mills in Ireland, Ulster contains no less than 1,060. There are but three in all the province of Con naught, only nine in Munster, and 12 in Leinster. This return, however, is of a date so far back as June last, and since then some progress has cer- tainly been made in the erection of mills in various parts of the country. Turning to the emigration statistics for 1863 we find that the total of 117,820 persons who left Ireland, not intending to return, was an increase, as compared with 1862, of 45,000 or more than a half more. This emigration seems to have been of males and females in the normal proportion. The largest proportion of it was from Munster, 54,870; against 15,020 from Leinster and 17,815 from Connaught. From Ulster, though the most prosperodt3 province, 22,497 went forth last year. There was in fact increased activity in Ulster in 1863; so that this section of the emigration is not to be accounted for by asserting prevalence of poverty. Nor does the tenant right of Ulster serve to keep the people at home, as it should do if the theory of the agitators were well founded. The population, apparently, whose natural disposition most inclines them to try new fields of effort in dis tant countries, In preference to the slower growth of industrial success at home, are the quick, enter. prising southerners, In 1862, as in 1863, the emigration from Munster was much more than double that of Ulster, which also then, as now, showed the next highest total. In this connection it will be instructive to state that in the interval since 1851 the total emigration from Ireland being 1,431,125, considerably over a third of that number (511,135) comes under the heading emigration from Munster, whilst that from Ulster stands next (394,200). It appears, too, that during last year the port from which the greatest number sailed was Quecnstowa —including Cork with it, 40,864 took their depar• ture from thence; the next most favourite ports being Dublin, Belfast, and Londonderry. The dis appearance almost of the third and fourth class of ports from the emigration lists probably indicates that the emigrants are generally of a bstter claes, being able to remove themselves and their families to distant places of embarkation, and to pay a rate of passage money proportionate to the increased comfort now afforded by the shipping firms. It i s believed that up to the present the emigration for 1864 has been in excess of the same period of 1863, but that no authenticated statistics for the past thrpo months s rp b.fore nr4. BED.ROOIII CANDLES. TRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop crease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes 15. and 3s. own, are recommended as the beat carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 2s. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not barn thin. "SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness is a great object, will be found areimprove ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Special candle •ticks to fit thin candles, ls. and 25. 6d each ; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOILET SOAPS. Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, fo tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. 811 ERWOODOLE " Price's Glycerine" mai be I Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in 'ease and other stains. cansuled bottles, lettered( x erfumed, in capsuled bot " Prica's Patent," from fal. tlee, 6d. and is. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold In the state ment that it 15 "equal to Prices." Retail through any Grocer. Wholesale by Price s Patent Caudle Company (Limited), London. ALBANY LOBBY. The "Third House" at the State capital comprises men of genius. The lobby is always large, active, rampant, and cadaverous. They hover around the hotels and legislative halls like a pack of half-starved wolves around the carcass of one of their victims, snarling here and biting there. One of their modes of operation is to watch the Bills referred to the committees, and before they are taken up for considers. tion get some person to go to some of the members of the committee with a story that there is a big thing in such and such a Bill, and it had better bo laid over for informa tion, This done, the committee, not wishing to act without full information on Bills to which suspicion can be attached, postpones action. The lobbyman immediately manages to throw himself in the way of the friends of the Bill, and, after preliminary proceedings, in which he ascertains how much the friends of the pleasure want it passed, he offers to get it reported for a given suct. , and members of the Legislature sometimes assist the lobbymen, knowing what it is for, and with the agreement to divide. It is bit just to state that the members are much oftener made tools of than they aro participators knowingly in the transaction. When Bills come up in committee of the whole, " the L o bby" manage to get some member to raise the cry of " big ti,Jng," and get it progressed, so that they can have time to man;pulate it and make their arrangements with the advocates of the Bill. Should they fail in committee of the whole, then they attack it on its third reading, and endeavour to have it lost by failing to have a constitutional vote, and have, of course, a motion made to reconsider, and that laid on the table. The lobbyman, often a person who could not infiu once one member if his object was known, manages to have it known to the friends of the Bill that he was the man who defeated the Bill. Of course, ho is waited upon to ascertain what the trouble is. If the person so waited upon is in clined to pay any money for the bill, this lobbyman shows him the list of yeas and nays on the final passage of the Bill, and marks the list of those in the negative, with the amount that those members will have to be paid to get them to vote for the bill, or at least a sufficient number to enable it to receive a constitutional vote, and then adds to those respective sums his fees for attending to the business and securing the members. The bargain is then struck, and the bill passed. Several members have been thus sold, and gotten the reputation of "being on the make," when, in nine cases out of every ten, not one of the members knows anything about the transaction, or gets any of the money secured by the lobbyman. There are instarxes, however, in every Legislature, where members inside act with lobby men and receive their share of the funds; but the number since the famous Session of 1860 has been very few and far b etween. It is often that honest men are made dupes of in thi s I ,:euliar mode of the lobby to ruin members, and at the „ we t i ru o to feather their own nests.—New York Herald. THE DA-O^GOMAN WAR. SOUTHAMPTON, Fridai,—AccordiCS i.o advices received by the agents at this port, the S,liatb of Bremen has been informed I,: the Danish Governm,;nt that the commanders of instructed not to molest Dania: war vessels have been . the United States' any of tho `lerman steamers carry - 1..T 0 , ing to representa mails. This do.lision is principally rnment of tho tions made at Copenhagen by the Gov: . , rth German U n ited States. The , 'earn ers of the I'4 Ame ,:ican Com- Lloyd, as well as those of ti,,,-; Hamburg- 13reme parr y, may therefor e continue to r.Io. to and from ,n and lianlburg respectively without fe a: of being iuteriered with.